This rule will provide authorities to agencies for determining and mitigating supply chain risks in procurements involving controlled unclassified information, information technology, embedded information technology, and telecommunications.  To mitigate supply chain risks, the law allows executive agencies to exclude sources or covered articles from any executive agency procurement action, including source selection and consent for a contractor to subcontract.  This rule is being issued pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 4713 titled "Authorities relating to mitigating supply chain risks in the procurement of covered articles.”